RotoWire News: Manager Brian Snitker said he expects Flowers (wrist) and backup catcher Kurt Suzuki to share duties in 2018 similar to the way they divided playing time last season, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. (2/19/2018)

Profile: Based on potential and talent, Flowers should be the White Sox starting catcher this year, but whether or not that actually happens is up to new manager Robin Ventura. Assuming he can displace longtime backstop AJ Pierzynski, Flowers should be a workable option for AL-only players, providing a decent OBP if his minor league numbers are to be believed. Over the course of a full season -- especially in US Cellular Field -- he could add double digit home runs. His lack of a Major League track record makes him a risk, especially since he's been striking out far too much over the last few years in the minors, but the potential payoff for a later round gamble is very real. (Dan Wade)

The Quick Opinion: He was the centerpiece in the trade that sent Javier Vazquez to the Braves, and they’d surely like to see some return on that deal other than Brent Lilibridge. Flowers just needs to stay healthy and the production should follow in short succession, unless new manager Robin Ventura tries to keep A.J. Pierzynski as the starter against all indicators.

Profile: He has so little major league experience even at 27 that it's hard to get overly excited about his potential, but Flowers has shown relatively consistent power for a catcher. Now that the White Sox didn't bring A.J. Pierzynski back, Flowers looks even better since he won't have anyone pressing him for possible playing time. Whether he has competition or not, he should be a decent AL-Only option and at least a workable second catcher in those pesky two-catcher leagues. Just be prepared for a bad batting average, since he looks like he'll continue to keep whiffing at an extraordinary rate. (Dan Wade)

The Quick Opinion: It looks like Flowers will see an expanded role in 2013. It's hard to keep calling him the catcher of the future as he's heading into his age-27 season, but when the alternative was the 36-year-old Pierzynski, he seems like a one-man youth movement.

Profile: Strikeouts are a big problem for Flowers. A ridiculous 34.2% strikeout rate led to a horrible .195 batting average. While he did flash some power, he didn't do enough in other areas to boost his value. Once Josh Phegley was called up, Flowers lost his full-time role. He had shoulder surgery in September, which may have been the reason for some of his struggles. Since the White Sox didn't make changes at the position, there's a chance Flowers sees significant time based on his Spring Training numbers. The upside is a ton of home runs from the catching position (with a terrible batting average), the downside is a terrible average with a ton of strikeouts (and very few counting stats). (Chris Cwik)

The Quick Opinion: Flowers had a disastrous season which led to him being benched in favor of Josh Phegley. Neither player is the future in Chicago, but both could have a shot at playing time in 2014.

Profile: If you subscribe to the old adage "don't believe anything you see in April or September", then Tyler Flowers is not the player for you. The White Sox catcher was terrific in April, terrific in September, and almost unplayable for the rest of the season. A low walk/high strikeout catcher with power is a well-known profile, but for much of Flowers' season he only offered the strikeouts. His .354/.398/.415 April came fueled by a sky high in-play average (.560 BABIP!) while his .268/.302/.683 September featured five home runs in just 43 plate appearances -- and a gaudy 71% home run per fly ball rate. He was still the same guy, striking out 18 times against just one walk that month, but the ball flew over the fence and his line looks nice as a result. There isn't anybody ahead of Flowers on the White Sox depth chart, so he'll get his chance to prove it was his new eye wear, not batted ball luck, that powered his game. There are better options out there than one of only four players to ever break the 36% strikeout threshold (min 400 PA) -- the only problem is finding them in the thin catching pool. (Drew Fairservice)

The Quick Opinion: An up-and-down 2014 reveals the real Tyler Flowers, huge strikeout totals with enough power sprinkled in to keep your interest.

Profile: Flowers continues to be exactly the same type of player he's been since coming into the league: ample power, especially for the position, which is bogged down by an inability to make contact. Flowers has fanned in one-third of his 1395 career plate appearances (33.3%), which puts him comfortably in the top 20 in big league history among 3,879 batters who've made at least 1,000 big league plate appearances. Woof. In Atlanta he'll form some sort of weird platoon with the ageless A.J. Pierzynski, where neither will play often enough or well enough to provide and value. Flowers is regarded as a solid pitch framer, and is just entering his age-30 season. Maybe there's something to be had here for the Braves -- who have nothing to lose by trying -- but the odds aren't great. (Brandon Warne)

The Quick Opinion: Flowers might form the long side of a platoon with Pierzynski. You say that doesn't excite you? Join the club. We meet every night on Twitter to listen to Vin Scully call baseball games deep into the night.

Profile: Flowers quietly put together a solid 2016, providing value in NL-only and two-catcher leagues. He missed a chunk of the season after breaking his hand in July, but produced when he was on the field. He hit a career-best .270, while swatting eight homers in 83 games. His walk rate — which hovered in the 5.5% range for the previous three years — jumped to 8.9%. Flowers still strikes out a ton, but his 28.4% strikeout rate in the last two years is a marked improvement from the astronomical 34-36% K-rate he used to post. The only other catchers on the Braves 40-man roster are Kurt Suzuki and Anthony Recker, so Flowers should see ample playing time. There are far sexier options out there, but Flowers has some pop. He won't hit .270 again, but .245 is a reasonable expectation. Throw in a sprinkling of runs and RBI, and there's value here for those of you in deeper formats. (Scott Strandberg)

The Quick Opinion: Flowers is a decent low-upside option in NL-only and two-catcher leagues. (Stay far, far away from him if your league counts strikeouts for hitters, obviously.)

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